I thought that it was just disgusting... Star Wars should stay away from inter-species relationships, it doesn't seem right...

Ha! So what did you think of Kit Fisto and Aayla Secura? Cause that one went down..._________________Perfection is a lifelong pursuit requiring sacrifice. The only way to get it quicker is to sacrifice the most.

I was just really surprised that made it into the show...._________________All things die, Anakin Skywalker, even stars burn out.

So this is how liberty dies....with thunderous applause.

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Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 7:12 am

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Darth SkuldrenModerator

Joined: 04 Feb 2008Posts: 6658Location: Missouri

Kit and Aayla were a couple? I didn't know that. Me, I have no problems with interspecies relationships, however, I do wonder about some. I mean, can a human really look at a Bothan or Wookiee and seriously think "sexy"? Maybe it's a hair fetish. At least with a Twi'lek they have a human body and face, just weird ears and those two tail appendages on their head. Rodians however have a very different look going on._________________
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Yeah, I have no problem with Twi'lek/human relationships and other similar ones, but say the whole Bothan/human thing in the X-Wing series? Ewwww. *shudders*_________________All things die, Anakin Skywalker, even stars burn out.

I wonder if they will incorporate that relationship into TCw, since they seem to love their romance lately...

Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 9:55 am

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Mara Jade SkywalkerAdministrator

Joined: 15 Feb 2008Posts: 5799Location: Beyond Shadows

I thought attachment was forbidden.

And that's some serious attachment going on...*cough*..._________________
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Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 9:58 am

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CerrineaMaster

Joined: 09 Jun 2009Posts: 1491

I'm beginning to think that the OJO thought that attachment ban was just a suggestion. :D

Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 10:02 am

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Old Master BenAdministrator

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Yeah, it does seem to be more like a guideline than actual rule, considering that's basically every Jedi who seemed to be in some kind of relationship. Qui-Gon, Obi-Wan, Anakin, Kit, Secura, even Yoda (you know he liked Yaddle).

Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 10:13 am

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CerrineaMaster

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You forgot Neeja Halcyon and Ranik Solusar. Then there was Quinlan Vos.

Yep, the OJO is racking up a score here on the attachment scale. LOL

Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 10:59 am

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Mara Jade SkywalkerAdministrator

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But see...they need to be careful, because if they turn it into this, "Oh, no big deal", thing...then that just completely ruins the entire PT storyline! The whole point was that Anakin was afraid of losing Padme, but didn't feel he could tell even Obi-Wan about it, so it grew into the dark monster that he became. All due to the Jedi's strict rule on attachment.

So...it could be humorous, but it could also cheapen the entire powerfulness of the Star Wars prequel saga. _________________
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Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 11:41 am

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Caedus_16Master

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I actually agree that if Anakin had been allowed his attachement things would've been easier_________________Perfection is a lifelong pursuit requiring sacrifice. The only way to get it quicker is to sacrifice the most.

Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 12:01 pm

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Old Master BenAdministrator

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Caedus_16 wrote:

I actually agree that if Anakin had been allowed his attachement things would've been easier

Sure it would have been, in Anakin's case. But this was the flaw of his training beginning so late. He could not understand that attachment was forbidden and that you should not fear loss. Sure, other Jedi were attracted to people or things, but they would normally, like Obi-Wan, realize that being a Jedi meant they could not allow that attachment to be a part of their lives. If Anakin had been trained properly, he would not have feared the loss of Padme. Think if Obi-Wan had been in the same situation Anakin was - having visions that someone he cared about was going to die. He would never let his desire for that one attachment to live force him to destroy the Jedi, or go to any extreme measures like that. There is a reason attachment is forbidden, and it's because it could destroy a Jedi like it did to Anakin.

Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 1:11 pm

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CerrineaMaster

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It wasn't so much that Anakin was attached to Padme that was the problem. Obviously we had other OJO Jedi experiencing attachment, but in the right perspective from a Jedi POV. Out of all the Jedi mentioned only Anakin succumbed to the darkside because of attachment. I think this was a combination of attachment to his mother (and losing her) and his apprenticeship starting late. But mostly I think it has to do with his great Force connection. It's stated in some of the books that Anakin would feel the Force burning inside of him; it seemed like more connection than he could handle. It drove him and I think one way or another he would have fallen to the darkside because he wanted the power.

Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 1:58 pm

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Old Master BenAdministrator

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The added whisperings and influence of Palpatine didn't help keep him away from the Dark Side either, of course. But I think Palpatine set it up perfectly in using Anakin, who would start his training late and not be totally indoctrinated into the Jedi mindset like those who are basically trained from birth are.